The following is an excerpt from Dr. Levitt's testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs. Dow ...
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When Lebanese took to the streets in October 2019 to rail against government corruption, a lack of accountability, and runaway con ...
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The cascade of crises in Afghanistan has left many Americans wondering if our credibility on the world stage has suffered a mortal ...
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The following is an excerpt from an essay originally published in SHADE MED 2021: Sharing Security, Culture and Values for a Share ...
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On August 13, Iraqi militia leader Hamid al-Yasiri delivered an unprecedented public denunciation of Iran-backed armed groups oper ...
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former assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs diagnoses the country's incapacitated institutions and prescribes rem ...
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President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan is a catastrophic moral and strategic mistake that will define his legacy. It wi ...
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The question is whether and how these historical echoes will affect decisionmaking in Russia, Iran, China, Pakistan, and India. Wh ...
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Since the fall of Kabul—and well beforehand—Iranian officials have signaled how they might use a Taliban victory to further their ...
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Despite the necessity of focusing on domestic affairs first and great-power relations second, the Biden administration has so far ...
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